Plowed cotton fields on the outskirts of Clarksdale, in Mississippi's Delta region. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434613/free-photo-image-soil-harvest-plantationFree Image from public domain licenseConverted cabin on the Hopson Plantation site in Mississippi. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3090736/free-photo-image-america-cabin-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain licenseClarksdale historian Robert Birdsong at the Hopson Plantation in Clarksdale, Mississippi. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3089225/free-photo-image-america-american-bartenderFree Image from public domain license If you're not sure what category the seafood for sale at the Flagship Fish Market in Benton Harbor… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8072048/photo-image-sky-public-domain-fishFree Image from public domain license The colorful and active sign for Scotty's Restaurant in Scottsbluff, the principal city in the… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8013025/photo-image-sky-neon-public-domainFree Image from public domain license "Gas" sign above the 1936-vintage Kensinger service station, still operating in Grand Island… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8071967/photo-image-sky-vintage-neonFree Image from public domain license A Phillips 66 gasoline station, opened in 1930 and refreshed into the town visitor center in Baxter… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8093080/photo-image-plant-tree-skyFree Image from public domain licenseConoco gasoline station in Shamrock, Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3088901/free-photo-image-shamrock-inn-americaFree Image from public domain license An unusual business combo called The Snow that serves as both a "sno-ball" stand and a nail salon in… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8078369/photo-image-plant-public-domain-houseFree Image from public domain license The Court motel, along the historic U.S. Route 66 as it winds through Carthage, a city in… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8057122/photo-image-cloud-sky-public-domainFree Image from public domain licensePainted gas pump in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3092854/free-photo-image-america-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain licenseMaverick Inn in Alpine, Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3089230/free-photo-image-hotel-motels-alpineFree Image from public domain licenseA vintage gasoline station display at a tourist-cabin site in Seneca Rocks, West Virginia. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2356153/photo-image-plant-tree-skyView license There is no longer any self-service, or service of any kind in this old gas station in the village… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8043889/photo-image-sky-road-public-domainFree Image from public domain licenseMarshall Hopper performs during the Clarksdale Juke Joint Festival in Mississippi. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3089211/free-photo-image-america-american-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain license One of this Sinclair Oil Co. gas station's model dinosaurs (the company logo) looks on, apparently… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8067907/photo-image-plant-tree-skyFree Image from public domain license Time and rust have nearly obscured the name of the motel mentioned on this old sign (it was the… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8041223/photo-image-cloud-plant-grassFree Image from public domain license A vintage sign for the Happy Host Inn in Grand Forks, the principal city in northeast North Dakota… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8063067/photo-image-plant-tree-skyFree Image from public domain license The 1936-vintage Kensinger service station, still operating in Grand Island, Nebraska, as of 2021… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8041950/photo-image-sky-vintage-neonFree Image from public domain licenseDesert Inn, Nevada. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3089121/free-photo-image-america-carol-highsmith-cc0Free Image from public domain licenseMountaineer Inn Motel in Asheville, North Carolina. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3089018/free-photo-image-north-carolina-hotel-americaFree Image from public domain license Replica of an early Mobilgas station and one of the structures and artifacts presented in a… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8062924/photo-image-plant-tree-skyFree Image from public domain licenseDusk shot of the neon sign for the Maverick Inn in Alpine, Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582654/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain license This delightful assemblage of vintage collectibles along a highway in Pinson, Tennessee, has no… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8042418/photo-image-plant-tree-vintageFree Image from public domain license Somewhat unusual animals, such as this llama and small donkey, are an unexpected part of the scene… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8042876/photo-image-dog-plant-grassFree Image from public domain license Vintage gasoline pumps arrayed outside a nostalgic roadside attraction, the Classical Gas Museum, in… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8041910/photo-image-tree-sky-vintageFree Image from public domain license A vintage Texaco gas station at Dobby's Frontier Town outside Alliance in northwest Nebraska … https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8072909/photo-image-plant-grass-woodFree Image from public domain licenseBlue Swallow Motel on Route 66 in Tucumcari, New Mexico was built in 1939 by W.A. Higgins. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2347080/photo-image-cloud-plant-treeView licenseAlaska Pipeline. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection. Digitally enhanced… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/421916/free-photo-image-pipeline-petroleum-oil-fieldFree Image from public domain license The general-store portion of a nostalgic roadside attraction, the Classical Gas Museum, in the Rocky… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8063785/photo-image-plant-person-grassFree Image from public domain license The Quaker Steak House in Sevierville, a small city midway between larger Knoxville and the Great… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8071420/photo-image-cloud-plant-skyFree Image from public domain license A vintage Texaco gas station at Dobby's Frontier Town outside Alliance in northwest Nebraska … https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8068291/photo-image-plant-grass-treeFree Image from public domain license A 1920s-era automobile service station at Cannonsburgh Village, a reimagined southern village… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8035217/photo-image-cloud-plant-treeFree Image from public domain license A 1920s-era automobile service station at Cannonsburgh Village, a reimagined southern village… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8033026/photo-image-plant-sky-roadFree Image from public domain license View of Ike's Amish Depot & Country Store, which served not only as a general store along the road… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8071714/photo-image-cloud-person-skyFree Image from public domain licenseAlaska Pipeline. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection. Digitally enhanced… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/421917/free-photo-image-oil-and-gas-pipeline-naturalFree Image from public domain licenseClarksdale Juke Joint Festival food booth in Mississippi. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3093036/free-photo-image-junk-food-america-boothFree Image from public domain licenseJazzman Terry "Harmonica" Bean performs at the Club Red jazz club in Clar Unlinkksdale, Mississippi, a center for… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3091296/free-photo-image-african-american-america-artistFree Image from public domain licenseIce-cream stands in New Castle, Delaware. Settled by Dutch, overtaken by "New Sweden" colonists, and then re-taken by… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2346625/photo-image-plant-person-treeFree Image from public domain licenseOld Gasoline Pump in rural Virginia. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/421885/free-photo-image-oil-gas-pump-petroleumFree Image from public domain license Murals shift attention from the adjoining, classic, c.-1932 cottage-style Phillips-66 station, now… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8073025/photo-image-cloud-face-personFree Image from public domain license The estate's mansion at Houmas House and Gardens, a Louisiana plantation-era attraction that… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8068397/photo-image-road-public-domain-restaurantsFree Image from public domain licenseAn old-style crank telepone inside a prairie "I house," part of the Ackley Heritage Center. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434560/free-photo-image-telephone-phone-usaFree Image from public domain license Signs at the Totem Pole Trading Post, a tourist attraction along a surviving section of the old, two… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8059902/photo-image-road-public-domain-cityFree Image from public domain license View of the west side of the plantation mansion at Houmas House and Gardens, a Louisiana attraction… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8050277/photo-image-road-public-domain-restaurantsFree Image from public domain license View of the plantation mansion from the notable Burnside Oak at Houmas House and Gardens, a… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8068932/photo-image-road-public-domain-restaurantsFree Image from public domain licenseMotel building night architecture outdoors. AI generated Image by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/13034889/motel-building-night-architecture-outdoors-generated-image-rawpixelView licenseRetro neon night of motel in california architecture building vehicle. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/13807386/retro-neon-night-motel-california-architecture-building-vehicleView license View of Ike's Amish Depot & Country Store, which served not only as a general store along the road… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8035965/photo-image-plant-tree-skyFree Image from public domain license Old Dixie Cafe sign at Casey Jones Village in Jackson, a city in central Tennessee … https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8070132/photo-image-cloud-sky-roadFree Image from public domain license A map of Armant Plantation in St. James Parish, Louisiana (the state calls its counties "parishes")… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8069454/photo-image-background-paper-patternFree Image from public domain license A stately-looking birdhouse on the grounds of the Houmas House and Gardens, a sugar-cane plantation… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8041717/photo-image-road-public-domain-houseFree Image from public domain license The canopy, or "allée" in French, of 28 live-oak trees that gives Oak Alley Plantation in Vacherie… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8091028/photo-image-trees-public-domain-united-statesFree Image from public domain license The Greek Revival-style manor house at Oak Alley in Vacherie, Louisiana, one of the historic former… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8045046/photo-image-road-public-domain-houseFree Image from public domain licensePNG Motel vehicle car transportation. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/13636303/png-motel-vehicle-car-transportationView licenseMotel vehicle car transportation. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/13440049/motel-vehicle-car-transportationView license Interior of an outbuilding interior at San Francisco Plantation, dating to the 1830 on land now (as… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8068722/photo-image-public-domain-united-states-interiorFree Image from public domain license The second-floor wraparound porch of the Big House, as it is known, at Oak Alley in Vacherie… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8066858/photo-image-road-public-domain-houseFree Image from public domain license The western porch of the estate mansion at Houmas House and Gardens, a Louisiana plantation-era… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8071865/photo-image-plant-person-grassFree Image from public domain licenseLast Vegas neon oil lamp art. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3089199/free-photo-image-old-las-vegas-gold-americaFree Image from public domain license A gripping display inside a restored 1840 slave cabin at San Francisco Plantation now on land (as of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8044432/photo-image-public-domain-united-states-2021Free Image from public domain license The manor house of San Francisco Plantation, built in the 1850s on land now (as of 2021) on Marathon… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8044035/photo-image-public-domain-house-united-statesFree Image from public domain license A gripping display inside a restored 1840 slave cabin at San Francisco Plantation now on land (as of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8043659/photo-image-public-domain-united-states-2021Free Image from public domain license A gripping display inside a restored 1840 slave cabin at San Francisco Plantation now on land (as of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8043810/photo-image-public-domain-united-states-2021Free Image from public domain license The chef is gone, and so is the restaurant that this sign advertises is gone outside the town of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8041098/photo-image-person-sky-roadFree Image from public domain license A famous "allée," French for alley, of 28 live-oak trees leads to the Greek Revival-style manor… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8072821/photo-image-trees-road-public-domainFree Image from public domain licenseDeak's Mississippi Saxophone & Blues Emporiumin downtown Clarksdale, in Mississippi. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3091812/free-photo-image-music-man-harmonicaFree Image from public domain licenseOld man sitting outside Red's Blues Club in Clarksdale, Mississippi'. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3091014/free-photo-image-music-america-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain license Some of the 28 live-oak trees that form an 800-foot-long canopy, or "allée" in French, that gives… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8067255/photo-image-trees-public-domain-united-statesFree Image from public domain license The plantation mansion reflects in a pond at Houmas House and Gardens, a Louisiana attraction that… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8069450/photo-image-cloud-palm-tree-plantFree Image from public domain license A Metro Transit light-rail train in downtown Minneapolis, which--along with neighboring St. Paul--is… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8041025/photo-image-person-sky-lightFree Image from public domain licenseInternational cotton picker on Hopson Plantation, Clarksdale, Mississippi Delta, Mississippi. Sourced from the Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/12319166/image-person-sky-public-domainFree Image from public domain license Dining room inside the Big House, as it is known, at Oak Alley in Vacherie, Louisiana, one of the… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8068177/photo-image-road-public-domain-houseFree Image from public domain license Dining room inside the Big House, as it is known, at Oak Alley in Vacherie, Louisiana, one of the… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8068609/photo-image-road-public-domain-houseFree Image from public domain license Ten-foot-tall, 700-pound fiberglass jesters decorate the mansion during the annual Carnival season… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8068668/photo-image-face-plant-personFree Image from public domain license An old gas or service station near Granville, North Dakota is for rent, as information indelicately… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8071655/photo-image-public-domain-united-statesFree Image from public domain license A richly decorated bedroom at San Francisco Plantation house, built in the 1850s on land now (as of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8067568/photo-image-plant-person-public-domainFree Image from public domain licenseOld gas pump in the garden of the Chowder House Boat Bar in Boothbay Harbor, Maine. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3094396/free-photo-image-house-america-boothbay-harborFree Image from public domain licenseWomen at the Ground Zero blues club in Clarksdale, Mississippi. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3094138/free-photo-image-african-american-america-arzella-monixFree Image from public domain license Parlor at San Francisco Plantation house, built in the 1850s on land now (as of 2021) on Marathon… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8073050/photo-image-plant-pattern-living-roomFree Image from public domain license The manor house of San Francisco Plantation, built in the 1850s on land now (as of 2021) on Marathon… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8044859/photo-image-cloud-plant-grassFree Image from public domain license Slave quarters on the grounds of Oak Alley in Vacherie, Louisiana, one of the historic former… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8044274/photo-image-road-public-domain-united-statesFree Image from public domain license Artist Woodrow Nash's sculptures of newly emancipated (freed) slave children at the freed-slave… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8071417/photo-image-church-road-public-domainFree Image from public domain license A significant outbuilding preserved at Whitney Plantation, one of several surviving antebellum… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8045059/photo-image-road-public-domain-united-statesFree Image from public domain license A significant outbuilding preserved at Whitney Plantation, one of several surviving antebellum… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8045187/photo-image-road-public-domain-united-statesFree Image from public domain license A driver (and old car) worth avoiding if you ever see them on the road, now simply displayed at… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8042235/photo-image-vintage-road-animalsFree Image from public domain licensePete’s, a vintage gas station in Williams, Arizona, a town of just 3,000 or so residents but a well-known place among… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582410/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain license A vintage gas station at the Shawnee Town Theme Park in Shawnee, Kansas, a Kansas City suburb, whose… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8067839/photo-image-vintage-public-domain-cityFree Image from public domain license A children's bedroom inside the Big House, as it is known, at Oak Alley in Vacherie, Louisiana, one… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8044406/photo-image-wood-road-public-domainFree Image from public domain licenseAn old gasoline pump, later repainted as an art piece along old U.S. 30, known as the Lincoln Highway in McKnightsville… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2348132/photo-image-plant-person-artView license A mural depicting King Sam the beloved pet Labrador retriever of Kevin Kelly, the estate's owner… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8040904/photo-image-jungle-dog-plantFree Image from public domain license A 1925 reproduction of Auguste Rodin's statue, The Thinker, at Houmas House and Gardens, a Louisiana… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8071729/photo-image-plant-person-grassFree Image from public domain license Interior of the detached kitchen, thought to be the oldest in the state, preserved at Whitney… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8066051/photo-image-road-public-domain-kitchenFree Image from public domain license The canopy, or "allée" in French, of 28 live-oak trees that gives Oak Alley Plantation in Vacherie… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8049246/photo-image-cloud-plant-grassFree Image from public domain license A portion of John La Tourrette's historic (and giant) 1848 reference map of Louisiana showing land… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8071128/photo-image-background-paper-patternFree Image from public domain license A portion of John La Tourrette's historic (and giant) 1848 reference map of Louisiana showing land… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8047272/photo-image-background-paper-faceFree Image from public domain license A portion of John La Tourrette's historic (and giant) 1848 reference map of Louisiana showing land… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8048429/photo-image-background-paper-patternFree Image from public domain license